Actor

Mario Puzo

Writing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

0.5

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Movies: 15Series: 5Crew credits: 18

TMDB ID: 3083

IMDb ID: nm0701374

Known for: Writing

Born: October 15, 1920

Died: July 2, 1999

Age: 78

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1972 - 2023

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 7.22

Wikidata: Q182870

Other jobs

Novel (6)Screenplay (4)Story (4)Writer (4)

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Biography

Mario Gianluigi Puzo (October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author and screenwriter, known for his novels about the Mafia, including The Godfather (1969). He adapted the novel into a film trilogy with director Francis Ford Coppola, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1972 and 1974. He also co-wrote the screenplays for the first two Christopher Reeves Superman films (1978 and 1980).